Record details

:   233340
Province:  
Country:   Rwanda
Locus:   0130CD
Observer:   Kruger Andrew
Date of record:   2022-08-23
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-08-28 15:39:59
Sp. code:   833
Species name:   Lagonosticta rubricata
Common name:   African (Blue-billed) Firefinch -- Kaapse Vuurvinkie
Family:   Estrildidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Looks like black-bellied firefinch, but doesn't seem to occur in Rwanda
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-233340
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Some African Firefinches have bright red heads and mantles (grey on the crown limited or even absent).
Date:   2022-08-28 15:39:59
Species name:   Lagonosticta rubricata -- African (Blue-billed) Firefinch; Kaapse Vuurvinkie
Species code:   833

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